The 17th season has so far proved to be no less than a nightmare for Mumbai Indians, who have won the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy five times. This season, the team has come on the field to play under the leadership of new captain Hardik Pandya, in which they have faced defeat in 5 out of 8 matches so far and in such a situation, it is now looking very difficult for them to make a place in the playoffs. After Mumbai Indians suffered a crushing defeat by 9 wickets in the match against Rajasthan Royals, former Indian players Wasim Jaffer and Irfan Pathan have strongly criticized Hardik for many of his decisions as captain in this match, including the decision to win the toss. The latter also includes the decision to bat first.
Hardik’s strategy surprised me
Wasim Jaffer, in his statement given on ESPN Cricinfo regarding the captaincy of Hardik Pandya after the defeat of Mumbai Indians in the match against Rajasthan Royals, said that when you know that it is easy to score runs on this ground due to dew during batting in the second innings. If it happens then how can you win the toss and decide to bat first. After this, when your team loses quick wickets, you do not come to bat first yourself, you send Mohammad Nabi, who has a habit of playing in the lower order. Hardik has batted at number 4 and 5 for Gujarat, so he has experience of playing in this position. Why Hardik did not promote himself was also a shocking decision for me. When you came to bat, you also had the option of Tim David, you could have sent him also but you played 10 balls and scored only 10 runs due to which the team lost the entire momentum.
Jaffer further said in his statement that in bowling, you should have put Jasprit Bumrah against Jos Buttler first, but you came yourself and you could have also given the first over to Nuwan Thushara, but you did not do so. Mumbai Indians have such players in the team who can take them forward, but such decisions are not going to reduce their problems.
Hardik is looking for an easy way to return to form.
Another former player of the Indian team, Irfan Pathan also praised Hardik Pandya on his performance after the match against Rajasthan. While posting a video on social media, Irfan said that when the team’s opening batsman scored runs, Hardik would come to bat first in the batting order, whereas if wickets fell early, he would send Nehal Wadhera or Tim David to bat first. Are. In this way, you cannot gain respect among the other players in the team. Hardik’s power hitting is also decreasing which is not a good thing at all for the Indian team. Hardik seems to be looking for an easy way to return to form in this season of IPL.
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